For cameras other than waterproof point and shoots there are two main ways to protect your camera when kayaking – a dry bag or a dry case. As a general rule dry cases will provide you more protection than dry bags but are more difficult to use and to access your camera while kayaking. The […]
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A big challenge facing photography on multi-day wilderness kayak tours is having the ability to recharge your camera. This is not a problem on our Orca Waters Base Camp kayak tours because we have a camera recharging station but on longer expedition style kayak tours it is more challenging. The camera recharging stations at our base camps consist of
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We have many guests ask about fishing during our kayak tours. Some of our kayak tours, specifically the Gwaii Haanas Explorer and Great Bear Rainforest tours, are more conducive to kayak fishing than our other tours. Below is an overview of the kayak fishing opportunities you may expect on our tours along with fishing techniques,
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Our Base Camps are ideally located to view a wide range of marine mammals. A number of seal and sea lion haul outs are within a short paddle of the base camps, humpback whales regularly feed in view of the camps, and orcas travel between Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait right past the base camps. We often
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We believe that some of the most important aspects of a kayaking tour naturally include the kayaking itself, the wildlife, and the wilderness experience. However, we also know that these experiences are more enjoyable when accompanied by good food. At Kingfisher we serve hearty, healthy, and tasty meals. We are also happy to cater to
Donate online When Kingfisher started offering kayak tours eighteen years ago we considered ourselves fortunate to see one humpback whale a year. Since that time the humpback population has made a remarkable comeback and we now see humpback whales almost every day on our kayak tours off northern Vancouver Island. While their numbers have grown,
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We received a letter last week from the BC Cetacean Sightings Network thanking us for our 2014 sightings reports. Turns out we were in the top 25 of observers last year. Special thanks to our guide Sarah Hauser who did the bulk of the reporting. In 2014 we mainly reported early season sightings plus sightings in areas
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The great thing about kayaking is we can visit remote hard to reach beaches that few people visit. At first glance many of these beaches look pristine, but on closer examination traces of civilization can often be found in the plastic, styrofoam, and garbage that floats in on the tides. When we find garbage we
[Many of our guests are interested in ride sharing to and from their kayak tours to lower their environmental impact, to save costs, and for the enjoyment of meeting other travellers. For years we have helped facilitate putting together guests looking for rides with guests who had seats available in their cars. We would do
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Kayak trip report by Suzanne Burns for a Kayak With Whales – Orca Waters Base Camp kayak tour. There are three things that I love, kayaking, camping and good food. Combine these with spectacular scenery, wow factor wildlife, and some pretty cool people and these were the magical ingredients of my Kingfisher Kayaking Trip. We
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